A man from the Hythe area walks into a London Branch of his bank and asks for a loan. He tells the bank manager he is going to Australia on business for two weeks and needs to borrow £5,000.
Tag: Australia
Australia runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. Among the pieces gathered here are “Rye Travel Agents Show Way”, “Christmas Arrived Early This Year”, “Rye Travel Agent Top Australian Award”, and “Stamp Collecting as a Hobby”, each adding its own detail to the story. Together they offer a characterful route through the magazine’s record of local life, memory and change.
Rye Travel Agents Show Way
‘Rolling countryside and a fold down bed’. A train journey through Thailand. By Anneka Bones. “As a stopover on my Round-the-World travels with my boyfriend, we spent 3 weeks in Thailand and, on the advice of our travel agent, found ourselves catching the sleeper train from bustling Bangkok up to the chilled-out Chiang Mai.
Rye Travel Agent Top Australian Award
Southern Cross Travel are delighted to announce that Penny Bones, Their own ‘in-house’ Premier Aussie Specialist, has just been voted ‘Aussie Specialist of the Year 2008’ by Tourism Australia.
Stamp Collecting as a Hobby
By Barry Floyd There was a time when collecting stamps was a favourite and enjoyable hobby for youngsters, while quite a few adults continued with their collecting long after they had left school.
Christmas Arrived Early This Year
By John Wallbank I certainly hope that on the evening of the 23rd of December, a lot of Ryers ears were burning! There I was at my place of work here in Wellington, New Zealand, when my wife rang to tell me that one of my old Rye former footballing buddies from way back had … Continue reading Christmas Arrived Early This Year
Here They Are The Ryetoffs
Roger Huckstep e-mailed these great photograph and details of the 1960’s Rye pop band “The Ryetoffs” he wrote:- “Following the recent article in Rye’s Own publication, please find attached attached photos of above group circa 1964.
Pen & Ink
Rye Church Clock Dear Editor, Just as a point of interest. You state in a recent article that St Marys clock would have cost around £250 in todays terms but you are way of the mark. The true figure works out at … Continue reading Pen & Ink